French lights around the world: examples from the Atlas of Maritime Lighthouses
Organised by "Maritime"
Vincent Guigueno,DGAMPAAdvisor on Culture and Maritime Heritage, member of the Académie de Marine, and Dominique de Robillard, President of X-Mer and Ponts Maritime, will be pleased to welcome Philippe Benard, author and editor of the book "Atlas des phares maritimes", whose atlas of lighthouses is published by Jean-Jacques Salomon (Editions du Palio, February 2025).
The author and Vincent will discuss the advances made by the maritime lighthouse atlas and the history of the system, and the contributions of the Ponts engineers to the system. The publisher, Jean-Jacques, who has also published a number of books, will talk about his publishing ambitions in relation to the evening's theme.
After a few exchanges with the audience, a friendly drink will follow the debates.